Outdoor canopy



March 4, 1958 c. w. LEMEN 2,825,352 OUTDOOR CANOPY Filed July 23, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. CHARLES w. LEMEN MW W ATTORNEYS March 4, 1958 c. w. LEMEN 2,825,352

OUTDOOR CANOPY I Filed July 25, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. CHARLES W LEMEN ATTORNEYS FIGEII United States Patent 2 OUTDOOR CANOPY Charles W. Lemen, Springfield, Ohio, ass ignor to The Springfield Tent & Awning Company, Springfield, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application July 23, 1954, Serial No. 445,410

Claims. (Cl. 1355) This invention relates to an outdoor canopy of economical and sturdy construction and which finds particular use on golf courses, lawns and swimming pools where resistance to wind, for example, is of importance.

The invention particularly contemplates the provision of an outdoor canopy in which the canopy cover and the frame therefor is tiltably mounted and readily securable in the tilted position for the achievement of maximum shade from sun up to sun down.

The invention further contemplates an outdoor canopy which is readily manipulated and is of low cost, simplified mechanical construction.

.Another object of the invention is the provision of an outdoor canopy in which the canopy cover is securely and simply affixed to the tiltable canopy frame.

An important object of the invention is the provision of an outdoor canopy having a tiltable canopy cover provided with tilting means which are not adversely affected corrosion-wise.

These and other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following detailed description and accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the outdoor canopy of the invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view of a portion of the structure of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view of the right hand portion of the structure of Figure 1; a

Figure 5 is a view taken on line 55 of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a perspective fragmentary view of a portion of the structure of Figure 4;

Figure 7 is a perspective view of a central portion of the canopy;

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken on line 88 of Figure 7 particularly illustrating the means for retaining the canopy cover securely;

Figure 9 is a perspective view of a portion of the canopy cover;

Figure 10 is a view taken on line 10-10 of Figure 1;

Figure 11 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of the structure of invention illustrating other retaining means for the canopy cover; and

Figure 12 is a bottom plan view of the structure of t Figure 11.

Referring to the drawings there is shown in Figure 1 a positioned outdoor canopy and provided therefor at 1, 3'

are foundations in the form of cylindrical concrete blocks. Mounted in these blocks are spaced tubular stanchions 5, 7 in the form of pipes, the upper ends of which support therebetween a frame of box-like shape indicated generally at 9. Stretched over the frame 9 and supported thereby is a canopy cover 11.

The box-like frame is pivotally supported by means provided at the upper ends of the stanchions 5, 7 and the frame 9 is constituted by horizontally extending support members 13, 15, each of substantially rectangular Patented Mar. 4, 1958 shape and spaced apart vertically by a plurality of metal webs welded thereto and extending therebetween as at 17 (Figure 1). Also welded between the frames at opposed longitudinal ends of the canopy as at 19, 20 (Figures 2 and 3) are end plates to which are secured the means for effecting pivotal movement of the box-like frame 9 as noted more particularly hereinafter.

Referring now specifically to Figures 1-3, inclusive, it will be noted that the upper end of the stanchion 7 is provided with an elbow 21 which is threaded at 23 to receive a plug 25 having a reduced portion 27 into which bolt 29 is screwed.

As shown most clearly Figure 3 the end plate 20 is 2 provided with an aperture through which reduced portion 27 of plug 25 passes freely, the aperture being of a sufficient size to permit the plate 20 to rotate about the reduced portion 27. The reduced portion 27 is suitably of a cross sectional shape which permits rotatable movement of the plate 20 thereof about portion 27 and may suitably be 4, 5 or 6 sided, or even circular, and the portion functions to support the frame 9 rotatably; thus the portion 27 constitutes a bearing for the frame.

A washer 31 is provided between the reduced portion 27 and the head of the bolt 29 and is spaced slightly from the end plate 20 (Figure 2) in the operative position of the structure, and serves to retain the plate 20 against lateral movement.

The arrangement of the opposite ends of the frame is identical and accordingly the plate 19 (Figure 4) is pivotally mounted with respect to elbow 22 as described in connection with Figures 2 and 3.

Referring now to Figures 4-6, inclusive, the plate 19 is of lesser thickness than the diameter of the tubular pipe members constituting the frames 13, 15, and accordingly plate 19 is suitably provided with metallic pads 33 welded thereto, and to these pads there are attached by screws 35 bar members 37 of semicircular shape.

Referring now to Figure 5 the stanchion 5 is provided with a J-bolt 39 the shank 41 of which extends through opposed apertures of the stanchion. The shank 41 is threaded at 43 and receives the nut portion 45 of a handle 47.

The remote end of the J-bolt at 49 extends into an upper aperture (Figure 5) of the stanchion vertically spaced above the shank of the J-bolt, and the base 51 of the J together with the stanchion 5 encompasses therebetween a portion of the bar member 37 and securely retains the bar member. Thus the box-like frame 9 is securable in pivotal position with respect to the stanchions 5, 7 by adjustment of bar member 37 with respect to J bolt. It'will be understood that the opposed ends of the box-like frame with respect to the mounting for pivotal movement of the frame are identical, and that the handle 48 and the bar 38 (Figure 1) correspond to the handle 47 and the bar 37.

To pivotally move the box frame it is simply necessary to partially unthread the handles 47, 48 on their J- 7 bolts, which loosens the J-bolts from the bar members 37,

a first depending decorative portion 53 and a second rein forcing strip portion 55 (Figure 9) suitably sewn to the cover 11. This strip 55 extends completely around the canopy and itself has depending pocket members 57 sewn r'rheseend: oena ed onien is indicated easy-rant 1 laterally 'of' the-canopy ll l tFignre' ll) and'snppo rts the r 7 rsh o 'vertically spaced frame members 13', 15", spaced apart 0 gagement with the pipes constituting the frame membe'r j }'15'.-' it i H r AIso'inthisinstance the frame 15';hassuitablygwelded;

I thereto at 77' a small platef7 9 'throngh whichla nut and to produce and extremely serviceable} 'withinitheiscopezofthe appended claims. i

V Web means secured torthemembers and. spacing-theme-mi 'bersapa rt vfertieally,ra canopy cover extendingtacross the V irbers,': webr meansjsecureidtto the. members, extending ;tica1ly,. between; the :memb ers a nd spacing" the members thereto: 1Preferablyrfourpocket members 57 are provided, twoof which extend over a major portion of the length of thecanopy, and the other two of which are U-shaped and extend around the ends of the canopy. One

Positioned in these pocket m'embers' 57l are metal'ro'ds "59 and- -When thecanopy is positioned; as fshownrnost clearly in Figure 8, rJ-bolts 6 1suitablyprovided-through the spaced-"'webs17- :have the hooked portion thereof se I cured about the rodst59;while thefshank'of the J-holtis retained in position hy nuts 63 threaded on the shank;

Referring now to Figure -7; it will ibe noted that the Similarly the rupper'frame 15 consists of-pipe members V suitably joined by connectors- 67, and the connectors, 67 r are pr'ovided"-withtransverse members 69 :which extend,

same; 7 t

"To reduce Wear on the canvas:canopy the canopy is r 'itselfreinforced at 71"as"most'-clearly shown in Figures 1, 7' and 10. The depending strips 'ofthe canvas, as

embodiment. of one arrangement of the invention" is 7 "shown; .there is illustrated in Figure 11 'a canopy-11" which is' supported on a box-like frame constituted 'of .bylwebs r17 welded therebetween. In this instance the 'tio'rr whichris "suitably provided 'with' a lacing 75 for. en'

It 'will thusi be noted thatith erelhas. beendesciibed a rugged'structural: arrangement f0rani outdoo1: canopy which is offisirnpl'e mechanical{componnts, economical n will be understood that this invention a susceptible Y tojnodi fi cation in order tojadapt, it, to 'difierentl usages andi'conditions and jaccordinglygflit is desired to' comprehencljsu'chmodifications'Withinjthisinvention as ma'y fall l l Inlanrontdoor canopy,'in combinatiomajfrainecoin; I tprised'i'of lver'tically spaced "canopycover support mem-' bers,fmeans, including spacedfvertic'ally extending metal frame, and haviiigadepending pocket niember terminating verticallyfbetween lthe support members, rod means X.--

tending; horizontally in ,the pocket member,- ,and hooh 'mea'ns: extending fromthe; web means about-the pocket 60 '7 member and .rod mear'is secnrely retaining the'latter." g1 V 2. In;anj'outdoor canopy, in'combinatioma framecqms' prised}ofvertically-spaced canopy cover support; memn at 72; assist in retaining the cover iland the stifien' j r ing -'n1ember 69 positioned together; 7 V v a 1 V 7 Referring now to Figures ll' and 1 2wherein;a furth r r r t V cover support members havingfparall'el'vertically extender 1 plates in position: With-lrespeet toth'e-stanchions, said:

yertically, means comprising 'J-bolts extending through therebelow, pocket members of'the canopy cover" between the frame and depending portion of the. canopy cover; t

t and rod means in the pocket members extending 'sube stantially horizontally and'retained by the hook portions er the J-bolts which engage about the pockefmembers;

3L In combinatiom'in ail-outdoor canopy, aframe com 7 i prising vertically spaced canopy cover supportrnembers} 7 plates oppositelytdisposed inparallel relation and 3643111651 r to the support members andpositionedbetween the-mein-V J 5 V r bers spacing'the same vertically, stanchions extending in planes parallel to the plates,- and means pivotally support 1 the frame :on the; stanchions; said 'means'including means extending from and secured to the-Stan ns andpivotally supporting the plates, the platesieachf; having an arcuate member depending therefrom parallel" and adjacent toastanchion 'an'd securing meansgforfthe arcuate members. passing throughleach" stanchion sup-g r ported 'thereby and 'releasably securedtoan arcuate memw T be; retaining thesame;in positio-nlagainst a stanchion. 41111 an outdoor canopy, in combinationfspaced stanchions each havingiatian upper extremity thereof anel f bow, a frame isupp orted pivotally with respect toith stanchions, the frame comprising vertically/{spaced canopy ing ,plates oppositely disposed" and secured to the {plates V V therebetween 'spacing the' members verticallygi ach plate" 7 having therethrough an aperture, and hea'ringmeanssrip} L ported by the elbows disposed through ach apertureftpiw' otally' supporting -apl'a'te,- andfine'ansflfor' securing the, V,

latter means comprising e' i Qdependingfrom each plate atiop o'siteIeiitts-andPSmEi i side oi -the apertureane' beann'g, mean a V I V l underneath the bearing means, the V stanchions each haw ing J-bolt s;passing therethrough-harried thereby andfert- 1 V tending about the rod-like n enibers retaining the same. f f a canopy 11 is supported by the frame indicated generally to? The comblnafioilllfl fl por ca py; me

: gg 7 Yand a'canopy cover'secure'd thereover;the franiegcomprisi her-shaving Webi means welded to -the membersand-pm tending vertically ther ebetwee n spacirigthe 'members y ere V tic'ally, the canopy;coverhaving 'arrportionj entending downwardly and outwardlyof thelower;offthe snpport 'f j ,membersand having spaced pocket mernbersidepending 'freely thereafoundj between the-canopy coverandj the weh; j means, the'pocketrmembersihaving therein rods; and thei' i webmeans having transverselyV'therethrongh:supported 2 j thereby J-bolts; the hook portions of .vvliich 1-150 -gage about; the pocket members; and rods and net 1 pocket members invvardly of said canopy porti a j amas Citedinfthe" earingasten rmlrizn rsrarns PAranrs r Dietrich 'elt al.

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